FA Cup Third Qualifying Round

[Karen Browne]

Dunstable Town's reward for their excellent win over Chesham United is a trip to Ryman League Division One North side Redbridge. The game takes place on Saturday 15th October.

[Rhodes]

That's certainly a winnable or drawable tie, Redbridge wouldn't like going back to Creasey Park for a replay

[Rhodes]

I thought it was worth posting the full Third Qualifying Round draw, Hanworth Villa are doing well but have a tough tie at Slough Town:

 

1 Nantwich Town v Kendal Town

2 Radcliffe Borough v Hebburn Town

3 Lancaster City v FC Halifax Town

4 Whitby Town v Blyth Spartans

5 AFC Fylde or Gainsborough Trinity v Frickley Athletic or Harrogate Town

6 Hyde v Bradford (Park Avenue)

7 Ashington or Vauxhall Motors v Guiseley

8 Witton Albion v Spennymoor Town

9 Droylsden v Stocksbridge Park Steels

10 King’s Lynn Town v Stratford Town

11 Daventry Town v Nuneaton Town

12 Hednesford Town v Histon or Corby Town

13 Boston United or Kidsgrove Athletic v Long Buckby

14 Hinckley United v Leek Town

15 Solihull Moors v Grantham Town

16 Barrow Town v Rushall Olympic

17 Stourbridge v Evesham United

18 Billericay Town v Biggleswade Town or Leatherhead

19 Worthing or Beckenham Town v Staines Town or Beaconsfield SYCOB

20 Redbridge v Dunstable Town

21 Eastbourne Borough v AFC Sudbury

22 Lowestoft Town v Chelmsford City

23 Cray Wanderers v Dartford

24 Whitehawk or Maldon & Tiptree v Hendon

25 VCD Athletic or Thurrock v Arlesey Town

26 Burnham or Horsham v Bishop’s Stortford

27 Slough Town v Hanworth Villa

28 East Thurrock United v North Greenford United or St Albans City

29 Dover Athletic v Wroxham or Concord Rangers

30 Margate or Thamesmead Town v Bromley

31 Southend Manor v Leighton Town

32 Sutton United v Bognor Regis Town

33 Frome Town or Basingstoke Town v Hartley Wintney

34 Yate Town or Bodmin Town v Godalming Town

35 Gloucester City v Bournemouth or Truro City

36 AFC Totton v Weymouth or Hungerford Town

37 Eastleigh v Oxford City

38 Salisbury City v Poole Town

39 Weston Super Mare v Havant & Waterlooville

40 Maidenhead United or Farnborough v Woking

 

[Winslow Boy]

Got to say hell of a result for Dunstable against Chesh and not the worst draw in next round by any stretch. Good luck to them.

[Rhodes]

Winslow Boy - I don't know, Tring Athletic played Redbridge in a pre-season game at Cow Lane and got beat 8-2, perhaps they can let Dunstable Town have a Don Revie style dossier on them

[Winslow Boy]

Fair point Pre season results are not a great marker though and Chesh on paper are far stronger than redbridge in my humble opinion, paper never won a football match though! If I was at Dunstable I'd certainly put a call in to Tring but no doubt they'll get them scouted. Dean Brennan has got enough experience to lead them through was unlucky at Aylesbury in season they won the SSML Prem not to get to 1st round proper, blew a two goal lead to a young and Pacey Wealdstone side. As I say good luck to DTFC, I'd love to see an SSML side reach 1st round proper

Edited October 4, 2011 by Winslow Boy

[Rhodes]

I'd love to see an SSML side reach 1st round proper

Do you know when this last happened out of interest

[Karen Browne]

To the best of my knowledge I can't recall it ever happening,

[Rhodes]

I'm sure Horace will know

[Winslow Boy]

I can't think it has unless Barton rovers did back in 80's as part of old south mids. Oxford City may have gone close????

[Karen Browne]

I can't think it has unless Barton rovers did back in 80's as part of old south mids. Oxford City may have gone close????

 

Barton Rovers reached First Round Proper in 1980-81 but had been promoted from SSML to the Isthmian League in 1979.

Likewise Oxford City's record in reaching First Round Proper also came after their SSML days.

[Rhodes]

Oxford City may have gone close????

I remember Oxford City's season in the SSML in 2005/2006 as if it were yesterday and their battle for the Premier Division Championship with Hillingdon Borough who also reached the final of the FA Vase that season. I went to palatial Court Place Farm with Haringey Borough and we were treated like Kings and Lords put together.

[Winslow Boy]

Cracking set up at Oxford city. Spent a season following them in 90's. Shame they can't seem to attract proper sized gates or certainly that was the case last time I knew. KB loving your stato styleeeee. I wasn't far off though eh?? Lol

[Winslow Boy]

I would suggest Royston should be the side most likely to be able to achieve it. Aylesbury Vale/fc were so close I fancied them to have a go at the vase that year. Surely Royston must be thinking QFs Semis poss final??? Any other SSML left in Fa cup besides DTFC?

[Karen Browne]

Never got to see Oxford City's ground, when we played them it was played at Abingdon Town FC and we lost 1-7, however did beat them 2-1 in the return at end of season.

[Winslow Boy]

 

Well worth a visit. And rhodes before you question why I spent a season trapsing after Oxford city I was a kid and my old man was playing for them!!

Edited October 4, 2011 by Winslow Boy

[sjj2112]

Oxford City may have gone close????

I remember Oxford City's season in the SSML in 2005/2006 as if it were yesterday and their battle for the Premier Division Championship with Hillingdon Borough who also reached the final of the FA Vase that season. I went to palatial Court Place Farm with Haringey Borough and we were treated like Kings and Lords put together.

 

Remind me how they got on in that final.........

[NeutralFan]

I think St Mags made third qualifying round twice? Lost to Kettering and Stafford Rangers

[Karen Browne]

Welwyn Garden City reached the Third Qualifying Round back in 1998-99. Eventually lost 0-3 in a replay at Ford United after a 2-2 draw at Herns Lane, a game that saw Ford United equalise deep into injury time. Ford United went on to play Preston North End away in the First Round Proper in front of a crowd of 10,167 (the biggest attendance in the First Round Proper)

[Rhodes]

Didn’t Welwyn Garden City also reach the Third Qualifying Round quite recently in 2007/2008 or 2008/2009 however due to an admin error by their then Secretary they were unceremoniously expelled from the competition for playing an unregistered or banned player